HTC Corp. today announced its first entry into the advanced Korean market with the introduction of the HTC Touch Dual. Launched in exclusive alliance with the local carrier, SK Telecom, the HTC Touch Dual integrates HTC’s advanced intuitive TouchFLO technology and slide-out keypad in a compact design.
Offering one touch access to email, messages, contacts, pictures and more, the Touch Dual provides an uncompromising touch and keypad experience for easy and convenient dialing and messaging.
With the goal of appealing to a broad base of consumer targets, the slim and stylish Touch Dual is available for the first time anywhere in the world in a pearl white color.
The Microsoft Window Mobile 6.1 platform gives quick access to multitasking with MS Office programs like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. And the 3.5G HSDPA gives web browsing access anywhere at fast speeds. |  |
HTC Corp. today unveiled its advanced next generation business phone, the HTC Touch Pro. The HTC Touch Pro utilizes similar styling and functionality of the highly anticipated Touch Diamond and introduces a variety of business-focused enhancements that make getting work done on the go quick and easy. A New Dimension To Touch – One hand, one touch HTC has taken a great leap forward in touch screen innovation with its 3D touch interface called TouchFLO 3D. TouchFLO 3D provides a stunningly intuitive way to zip through common tasks like messaging, calendar appointments or making calls with just one touch. Delve a little deeper to find that your music, photos, contacts and surfing the web are also responsive to the touch. In addition, the Touch Pro includes a new innovative touch-sensitive control for device interaction. | 
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HTC today announced the Touch Diamond which is their latest Windows Mobile handheld with a touch-screen interface and super-high-end specs. The Touch Diamond features: - VGA (640x480) 2.8" screen
- 3.2-megapixel camera
- 4 GB of memory, Wi-Fi
- GPS
- Qualcomm 528 Mhz processor
According to HTC, the device also features a new version of HTC's TouchFLO interface, which puts a finger-friendly skin on Windows Mobile. It also comes with a customized Web browser will let users navigate by swiping with their fingers, and a built-in accelerometer rotates the screen when you rotate the device. HTC has also developed a special YouTube application for the gadget, the company said in a press release. | 
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| Brightpoint, Inc. announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Brightpoint Great Britain Limited, has been appointed as the sole distributor by HTC Corporation. The announcement comes as a result of Brightpoint's recent successful acquisition of the wireless distribution business of Hugh Symons Telecom in United Kingdom. This agreement is part of a wider-reaching global master agreement that HTC and Brightpoint entered into in October of 2007. | |
| AT&T Inc., Microsoft Corp., HTC Corp. and I-play announced today the creation of the AT&T Game Development Contest for Windows Mobile to discover the next breakthrough mobile game. Windows Mobile games represent the fastest-growing segment of the AT&T gaming business. The AT&T Game Development Contest, launching May 1, is truly unique as it represents the first time all members of the mobile gaming ecosystem are collaborating in an effort to inspire the developer community to take mobile gaming applications to the next level. In a May 2007 research report, Gartner Inc. forecast worldwide mobile gaming end-user revenue to reach $9.6 billion in 2011 — up significantly from the $2.9 billion realized in 2006. Gartner attributes this projected growth in mobile gaming to consumer awareness and the increase in content being developed by gaming publishers. | 
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| HTC is offering an update for Alltel HTC Touch customers. So why update the ROM on your device? - The software upgrade offered provides several key enhancements for your HTC Touch:
- Adds EVDO Rev. A capability for faster download and upload speeds
- Improves Bluetooth performance, fixing connectivity issues with some headsets and other devices.
- Adds ability to receive video messages.
Note: EV-DO Rev. A is network dependent and may not be available in all areas. For more information visit: http://www.htc.com/Alltel-HTC-Touch-Updates The HTC Touch features a touch screen, 2MP camera with video, Windows Media Player, a MicroSD memory card slot, Bluetooth Wireless Technology and Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional. | 
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Today Sprint announced that it is offering the industry's first EV-DO Rev. A-capable handset as part of a software upgrade available for the Mogul by HTC. Introduced in June 2007, the Mogul is a Windows Mobile device operating on the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network and is packed with advanced wireless capabilities to keep users productive and connected for personal and professional reasons - all at SprintSpeed. The new software ROM and downloading instructions are available at www.america.htc.com/mogulupdate.
EV-DO Rev. A technology supports faster data rates and higher system capacity enabling users to send and receive large amounts of data at broadband speeds (speeds comparable to basic DSL). Wherever EV-DO Rev. A coverage is available, average download speeds will increase from 400-700 Kbps to 600 Kbps-1.4 Mbps and average upload speeds will increase from 50-70 Kbps to 350-500 Kbps. These increased data speeds provide customers the instant gratification of quickly downloading large e-mail files on their phone while in a taxi cab, finishing and sending the sales report before their plane takes off and wirelessly downloading music to listen to directly from a Sprint handset. |  |
HTC Corp. today announced the European launch of the HTC P3470, the latest member of the HTC product portfolio. Combining a lightweight design, large screen, sat-nav software and strong battery life, the P3470 sets a new standard in affordable smartphone, GPS-based devices.
At just 108mm tall, the HTC P3470 offers unbeatable value as one of the most compact devices in HTC's portfolio, featuring a broad range of functionality that today’s consumers desire. The HTC P3470 enables an easy to use and simple interface for accessing web pages, documents, messages, contact lists and more.
Smart, simple and easy to use, TomTom Navigator 6 is the best sat-nav solution for your PDA or mobile phone. The intuitive interface, crystal clear instructions and easy call handling make it the ideal navigation partner for the P3470. The touch interface and large 2.8in screen ensure the AGPS-enabled sat-nav is easy to use, and the HTC P3470 is truly mobile thanks to the long battery life. The HTC P3470 also includes a 1GB Micro SD card for mapping and other data storage. | 
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Alltel Wireless today launched the HTC Touch, a Windows Mobile 6.0 smartphone. The compact and stylish HTC Touch provides customers with a new way to stay connected and access music, photos, information, games and more. This sophisticated smartphone is easy to operate by using a finger to simply swipe or tap the innovative touch-screen “cube” interface. Alltel’s HTC Touch features four panels on the “cube,” including an Alltel-exclusive panel that provides customers with quick access to the latest smartphone applications to personalize their phones and help do more on the go. Customers can also customize the phone with ringtones, themes and games, in addition to pre-programmed links to shopping applications.
The additional panels provide easy access to contacts, including the ability to assign photos to each name; allow users to launch their applications at the touch of a button; and launch the HTC Touch’s multimedia functions, such as the music player, photos and video, with a tap of the finger. |  |
Verizon Wireless today announced the Verizon Wireless SMT5800 is available today online and through Verizon Wireless business sales. The SMT5800 will be available in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores on Jan. 21.
Part compact phone, part messaging device, the Verizon Wireless SMT5800 features a standard mobile phone keypad and navigation as well as a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, plus Windows Mobile 6 Standard for access to the Internet, calendar and contacts, tasks, e-mail, and more. With the SMT5800, Verizon Wireless customers can easily view and edit Microsoft Word and Excel and view PowerPoint and PDF documents while on-the-go. Additional features of the SMT5800 include:- 2.0 megapixel camera with video capture
- Bluetooth 2.0 including stereo with support for certain profiles
- microSD memory card slot (for up to 8 GB of removable memory)
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Verizon Wireless announced the XV6800 by HTC is available today online and through Verizon Wireless business sales. The (originally announced last month) will be available in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores on Dec. 5. The Verizon Wireless XV6800 delivers powerful messaging and communications capabilities, including Windows Mobile 6 Professional, which provides instant access to the Internet, calendar and contacts, tasks, e-mail, and much more. Also included are advanced phone features, such as a 2.0 megapixel camera with flash and video capture, and support for Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents, as well as PDFs. Verizon Wireless customers have the benefit of using the XV6800 as a modem for notebooks when they subscribe to Verizon Wireless’ BroadbandAccess Connect – which runs on the nation’s most reliable wireless broadband network – to send and receive data. | 
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HTC Corp. has launched the HTC Touch Cruise, the third member of the HTC Touch product family and the first to feature built-in GPS for personal navigation. Building on the popularity of the HTC Touch and the HTC Touch Dual, the Touch Cruise also includes 3G-HSDPA wireless connectivity.
Users on the move will easily be able to interact with the HTC Touch Cruise’s navigation functionality and can take advantage of HTC’s TouchFLO technology, which enhances finger touch scrolling and browsing of Web pages, documents, messages and contact lists, controlled by simply sweeping a finger across the screen. TouchFLO also offers the ability to view photos and photo slideshows using on-screen controls and to zoom and rotate images with only one hand.
Stylish and sleek in design, the Touch Cruise is further illustration of HTC’s commitment to innovation and to building a suite of touchscreen devices that cater to a variety of customer needs and styles. The HTC Home screen provides one-touch access to emails, text messages, calendar appointments and contacts, as well as current weather conditions and forecasts for hundreds of cities around the world. |
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The first company that will bring a cell phone to market based on Google's mobile software platform will be Taiwanese mobile phone maker High Tech Computer (HTC). HTC will start selling the Google Powered cell phone in the second half of 2008.
HTC was rumored to be planning on manufacturing a cell phone for Google but since Google announced its mobile phone software called Android, HTC has announced its plans.
Announced by Google yesterday, Android is an open source software platform that includes an operating system. Android involves over 30 companies including HTC, Qualcomm, and Motorola.
Ironically, HTC is the world's largest maker of handsets that use Microsoft Windows Mobile software, which will compete with Android. If Android takes off, HTC could cannibalize some of its own sales and cause Microsoft to lose sales. | 
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T-Mobile today announced the upcoming availability of the T-Mobile Shadow; the first handset under the Shadow brand, a name that will become synonymous with playful, easier and richer communications experiences offered only by T-Mobile. Available beginning October 31 and will be available in two fashionable tones; copper and sage.
T-Mobile teamed with HTC, the designer and manufacturer, to eloquently integrate the phone's form and function. The T-Mobile Shadow offers:- An enhanced myFaves functionality that allows even more flexibility and ways to communicate and connect. Through this experience customers can now call, send an e-mail, text or instant message, and share a picture, video or voice note, all with a push of the button right from the myFaves home screen.
- An enhanced user-interface integrated with the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 platform.
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Verizon Wireless is heading into the holidays with a roster of new personal digital assistants (PDAs) and smartphones that give customers exciting options for both business and personal connectivity. The first of the line-up, the SCH-i760 from Samsung, is available online October 19 and in stores November 2. Also joining the portfolio of robust wireless business tools built to handle the speed of Verizon Wireless’ broadband network, are the Verizon Wireless XV6800, the Palm® Treo™ 755p and the SMT5800 smartphone.
Styled for performance, the Samsung SCH-i760 features a stylus for quick and easy navigation on the touch-screen and Windows Mobile 6 Professional for a familiar office experience in a mobile environment. Customers will be able to read and edit in applications such as Word or Excel, and read PDFs and PowerPoint presentations. In addition, the compact SCH-i760 features a full QWERTY horizontal slider keyboard, a separate dial pad right on the front of the device, stereo Bluetooth® for both speakers and headsets and a 1.3 megapixel camera/camcorder with flash. | 
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Sprint and HTC Corp., today announced the upcoming availability of Touch by HTC, a full touch screen wireless phone integrating Windows Mobile 6 with advanced entertainment features. Operating on the Sprint Mobile Broadband network, the stylish Touch by HTC brings together email and other essential business applications with Sprint's exclusive multimedia content including over-the-air music downloads, live TV and more. The Touch went on sale in Germany last June. With a nearly 3-inch display, Touch by HTC features integrated TouchFLO technology, developed by HTC, leveraging smooth navigation through menus with a finger swipe. In addition, the innovative TouchFLO cube brings a 3D cube interface allowing quick access to entertainment, communication tools and a "Dial-by-picture" photo caller ID screen. Touch by HTC leverages the broad functionality of Windows Mobile 6 with Outlook Mobile for smooth email integration, Office Mobile, Windows Live and the ability to run thousands of third-party applications. | 
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AT&T Inc. has announced that the AT&T Tilt, the most feature-packed smart device available in the United States, will debut exclusively through AT&T beginning Friday, Oct. 5. The AT&T Tilt is the first AT&T-enabled Windows Mobile 6 smart device and features an innovative slide-out QWERTY keypad design, a 3-megapixel camera, 3G data speeds from AT&T's UMTS/HSDPA-based BroadbandConnect network and complete global connectivity. Designed by HTC, the AT&T Tilt features a 2.8-inch color screen that slides back to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard, then tilts up to position the screen perfectly for reading and creating e-mail, browsing online, using applications or just playing videos and games. The AT&T Tilt supports Bluetooth 2.0, which allows for up to six Bluetooth devices to be wirelessly connected simultaneously to the device and also supports Bluetooth Stereo. | 
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HTC Corp. today launched three new devices from its Q4 2007 product portfolio; the HTC Shift, HTC S730 and HTC P6500.
HTC Shift — the HTC Shift ushers in a new era in mobile computing as one of the first mobile computers globally to offer Microsoft Windows Vista and push email. Combining the power of Windows Vista with always-connected 3G/HSDPA connectivity, the HTC Shift delivers unparalleled functionality in a sleek, compact design. The HTC Shift is the first device to feature HTC's innovative new SnapVUE technology. SnapVUE provides instant access to emails, calendar, SMS messages and contacts, without the need to fully boot up the device which helps conserve power and extend battery life. Weighing just 800g and equipped with a 7" touch sensitive 'slide-n-tilt' screen, the HTC Shift is the new way to work effectively on the move. | 
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HTC Corp. today unveiled the HTC TyTN II to be launched in partnership with operator partners across Europe (Orange, T-Mobile, Telefonica Group and Vodafone), as well as direct under the HTC brand. The HTC TyTN II builds on the first HTC TyTN (June 2006). The HTC TyTN II features global high speed HSDPA connectivity, in-built GPS for personal navigation and an innovative adjustable screen angle. The HTC TyTN II packs all the power of Windows Mobile® 6 inta unique new form factor, continuing HTC's 10-year heritage of innovation in device design. The 2.8-inch color screen slides back treveal a full QWERTY keyboard, then tilts up tposition the screen perfectly for reading and creating emails, using applications, or even just playing videos and games. | 
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